On the first day after the caesarean section, even though Li Qingge was a person with a high pain tolerance, she gritted her teeth, sat up from the bed, and then got out of bed. These were usually the simplest actions, but now they were extremely difficult for her. Her forehead was covered in sweat and her clothes on the back were all wet. Jiang Baozhen was beside her, wiping the sweat off her. Most of Li Qingge's body weight was on Li Hanting, but even so, it was still very painful.
Zhang Xiu Lan didn't dare to look, so she hid away early. When she came back, her eyes were red.
"Qingge is great. As long as you take the first step bravely, things will get easier day by day." Jiang Baozhen comforted.
Li Qingge lay back on the bed and breathed a long sigh of relief, finally being able to rest for a while.
Li Hanting raised his hand to tuck the loose hair behind her ears, and said in a gentle voice, "Tomorrow, we will go to the neonatal ward to see the children."
Li Qingge instantly became full of energy. "Really? Did the doctor let me see it?"
"As long as we don't allow close contact, it's still possible through the glass."
Li Qingge hummed softly, she wanted to see the children.
"Would you like some pork rib soup that Mrs. Yu just brought?" Jiang Baozhen asked.
"I want to eat something light." Li Qingge didn't have much appetite.
Jiang Baozhen listened to Qingge and asked, "What do you want to eat?"
"I want to eat the tomato and egg noodles made by my mom..." Li Qingge was greedy. The sour and sweet taste was very appetizing.
"Okay, Mom will do it for you when she gets home." Zhang Xiulan turned around and walked out of the ward, and Jiang Baozhen followed.
"Sister, Qingge is recovering slowly, and the three children are doing well," Jiang Baozhen called out to Zhang Xiulan, "I know you're worried about Qingge, and I'm worried about her too. Your eyes are always red. Qingge doesn't say it, but I can see it. I noticed she stole a glance at you several times, and when she came back to her senses, her eyes were red too. Crying isn't good for her postpartum confinement, so you should try to calm down."
Zhang Xiu Lan understood this, but she just couldn't bear to see her daughter suffer.
"I'll go back and make her tomato and egg noodles first."
Zhang Xiulan nodded and said she would pay attention.
"First, take care of your health. You have to feed three children at once, and you can't do without nutrition."
After hearing what she said, Jiang Baozhen quickly said, "Big sister, there's no need for Qingge to feed you."
"Ah? What can such a young child drink if not milk?" Zhang Xiu Lan didn't understand.
"The baby needs formula!" Jiang Baozhen said. "Qingge just had a cesarean section and suffered so much during her pregnancy. I've long considered not letting her breastfeed, let alone with three children! We've both been through this before, and confinement is when you need the most rest. A baby a few months old needs to wake up every two hours, which is really too much for Qingge. Don't worry, I ordered the formula a long time ago, it's absolutely nutritious!"
Jiang Baozhen has arranged everything properly, so Zhang Xiulan has nothing to worry about. As long as her daughter is fine, that's all that matters!
The next afternoon, Li Qingge couldn't climb the stairs by herself, so Li Hanting held her carefully and took every step steadily.
At the door of the neonatal ward, Li Junshan and Li Jianping have been guarding here without leaving for the past two days.
Seeing Qingge coming over, Li Jianping hurried forward, "Why are you out here instead of staying in the ward? You can't catch a cold during confinement! It'll cause you to get sick later!"
"Dad, I want to see the baby," Li Qingge was wrapped tightly, with only a pair of eyes exposed.
Li Hanting went over and knocked on the door. He had agreed with the doctor last night that he could take a look through the door today.
"You can come in and see the eldest and second child," the doctor said, opening the door. "Come with me first to get disinfected."
Li Hanting carried Li Qingge in.
Not only do the two of them have to disinfect, but they also have to wear sterile suits that professional medical staff would wear.
Li Qingge was looking forward to seeing Dabao and Erbao. The two brothers were all red, but a little thin.
Oxygen is sticking to my nose, and my belly rises and falls with my breathing.
"Don't cry," Li Hanting took the tissue handed by the doctor and wiped the corners of Li Qingge's eyes, "Don't cry anymore." If you cry during the confinement period, your eyes will hurt afterwards.
Li Qingge's voice choked with sobs, "Our son,"
"Yes, our son." Li Hanting raised his hand and placed it on Qingge's shoulder, his voice gentle, "Don't look at how small he is now, he won't hinder them from getting angry in the future!"
Li Qingge felt that his words really ruined the atmosphere.
"The two babies are now drinking a lot of milk. Their weight will drop within 7 days after birth, which is normal. Then their weight will increase. When they grow to 5 kilograms, you can take them home!" The doctor explained the two babies' conditions in detail and praised them for being sensible.
"Where's Xiaobao?" Li Qingge thought of her daughter. She heard that she weighed one kilogram less than the eldest and second daughters.
"The little girl's birth weight was not as high as her brothers. She needs special care in our neonatal ward. You can't go in for the time being," the doctor said seriously.
Li Hanting snorted lightly, "These two brats are in my belly, and they're stealing my daughter's nutrition."
"Actually, this situation is very common in multiple births. Nature is all about the survival of the fittest, and that's exactly what it means!" The doctor smiled. "I once heard of a case where a pregnant woman was diagnosed with twins during her initial checkup. But a month later, when she went back to the hospital for another checkup, it turned out to be a single baby. The other baby's nutrition wasn't absorbed well, so it gradually absorbed all the nutrients!"
Li Qingge breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this. It seemed that her daughter was in good condition.
"Actually, the triplets are developing well, so you don't have to worry too much. When we brought them here, we were worried that the little girls would have neonatal lung infection, but they haven't had any so far. Neonatal infection is most likely to occur within the first 24 hours after birth. So the fact that they haven't had any is a good thing!"
Although I didn’t see my daughter this time, I was happy to see my two sons.
Li Qingge was reluctant to return to the ward.
"If I don't let you see it, you'll be worried about it. Why aren't you happy if I let you see it?"
Li Hanting opened his thin lips and said, "Emotion is the most important thing during confinement. The babies are doing well now, don't worry."
"I feel weird after giving birth and not having my child by my side."
"You won't be able to rest well if they're around." Li Hanting coaxed softly, "Just rest well after you come back from watching, okay?"
"Okay." Li Qingge felt distressed when she saw his chin covered with blue stubble.
"I'm fine now. Don't sleep next to my bed at night. You won't be able to sleep well."
He was nearly 1.9 meters tall and was lying on the edge of the bed, unable to stretch his arms and legs.
"I'm fine," Li Hanting squeezed her hand, "I'll have someone send a camp bed over later."
Li Qingge chatted with him when she had nothing better to do. "I wonder if Grandpa has decided on a name yet?"
"Grandpa picked a few names for me to look at at the beginning, and I thought they were all good. But now he has three children and he's struggling!"
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